一家人不说两家话

yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help; people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

one

jiā

home

rén

person; people

no; not so

shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

liǎng

two

jiā

home

huà

old variant of 話|话[hua4]